Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Employment and unemployment
The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2019-2023 American Community Survey Chartbook
State- and county-level information on population, age, household characteristics, housing occupancy, education, labor force, employment, transportation, income, health insurance coverage, disability, and veteran status, for the 13 Appalachian states. Features statistics with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density. Includes data explorer options for Appalachian categories such as population and age, education, income and poverty, computer and broadband access, rural Appalachia versus rural America, and employment and commuting.
Additional links: Full Report
Author(s): Sara Srygley, Nurfadila Khairunnisa, Diana Elliott
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Appalachian Regional Commission, Population Reference Bureau
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State- and county-level information on population, age, household characteristics, housing occupancy, education, labor force, employment, transportation, income, health insurance coverage, disability, and veteran status, for the 13 Appalachian states. Features statistics with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density. Includes data explorer options for Appalachian categories such as population and age, education, income and poverty, computer and broadband access, rural Appalachia versus rural America, and employment and commuting.
Additional links: Full Report
Author(s): Sara Srygley, Nurfadila Khairunnisa, Diana Elliott
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Appalachian Regional Commission, Population Reference Bureau
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Rural-Suburban-Urban Differences in Caregiving in the Northeast U.S. Region
Analyzes characteristics of caregiving experiences in the Northeast according to rural, suburban, or urban geography. Focuses on percentage of people who have provided caregiving, as well as their income, weekly care expenses, use of social safety net programs, desire to participate in the workforce, and demographic profile.
Author(s): Elena Pojman, Florence Becot
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organizations: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, PennState
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Analyzes characteristics of caregiving experiences in the Northeast according to rural, suburban, or urban geography. Focuses on percentage of people who have provided caregiving, as well as their income, weekly care expenses, use of social safety net programs, desire to participate in the workforce, and demographic profile.
Author(s): Elena Pojman, Florence Becot
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organizations: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, PennState
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Group and Individualized Coaching for Employment: Implementation of Work Success
Examines the Work Success employment coaching program meant for low-income adults needing job placement support. Discusses program implementation, participant experiences, and program operations, with reflections from participants in rural settings.
Author(s): Kristen Joyce, Hannah McInerney, April Yanyuan Wu
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Examines the Work Success employment coaching program meant for low-income adults needing job placement support. Discusses program implementation, participant experiences, and program operations, with reflections from participants in rural settings.
Author(s): Kristen Joyce, Hannah McInerney, April Yanyuan Wu
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Compared With Urban Counties, Rural Counties Had a Lower Share of Working-Age Populations and a Higher Share of Residents Older Than 60 in 2023
Chart showing percentages of working-age populations and share of residents older than 60 in 2023, with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Richelle L. Winkler
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Chart showing percentages of working-age populations and share of residents older than 60 in 2023, with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Richelle L. Winkler
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Economic Hardship and Health Within Sociodemographic and Occupational Groups — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2022–2023
Reports on economic hardship measures and self-rated health among employed and recently unemployed adults. Hardship measures included lack of health insurance, cost of medical care, employment instability, food insecurity, housing insecurity, utility insecurity, lack of reliable transportation, and receipt of food benefits. Provides data by occupation, including for people employed in farming, fishing, and forestry.
Author(s): Sharon R. Silver, Jia Li, Taylor M. Shockey
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(19), 326-333
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on economic hardship measures and self-rated health among employed and recently unemployed adults. Hardship measures included lack of health insurance, cost of medical care, employment instability, food insecurity, housing insecurity, utility insecurity, lack of reliable transportation, and receipt of food benefits. Provides data by occupation, including for people employed in farming, fishing, and forestry.
Author(s): Sharon R. Silver, Jia Li, Taylor M. Shockey
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(19), 326-333
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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County Typology Codes
Presents county-level typology codes, comprising Economic Typology Codes based on the industrial composition of nonmetropolitan counties and Demographic Typology Codes based on demographic characteristics, such as employment, population, poverty, and others. Classifies all counties in the 50 U.S. States and Washington, D.C. for which data are available.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Presents county-level typology codes, comprising Economic Typology Codes based on the industrial composition of nonmetropolitan counties and Demographic Typology Codes based on demographic characteristics, such as employment, population, poverty, and others. Classifies all counties in the 50 U.S. States and Washington, D.C. for which data are available.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Working Longer: Usual Hours Worked per Week in Rural and Urban Pennsylvania
Fact sheet presenting statistics on numbers of hours worked per week in 2023 in urban and rural areas of Pennsylvania, with breakdowns by various demographic characteristics and occupations. Includes statistics on healthcare workers in rural Pennsylvania.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Fact sheet presenting statistics on numbers of hours worked per week in 2023 in urban and rural areas of Pennsylvania, with breakdowns by various demographic characteristics and occupations. Includes statistics on healthcare workers in rural Pennsylvania.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Trends and Patterns of Job Quality in the United States
Studies job quality trends including wage levels, employer sponsored health insurance, and retirement benefits between 2000 and 2022 for workers in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Also considers other factors such as race and ethnicity, sex, and industry.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Ephraim M. Nkonya, John Pender
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Studies job quality trends including wage levels, employer sponsored health insurance, and retirement benefits between 2000 and 2022 for workers in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Also considers other factors such as race and ethnicity, sex, and industry.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Ephraim M. Nkonya, John Pender
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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The State of Rural Minnesota: 2025
Presents an overview of rural Minnesota. Includes interactive county-level data and statistics on population migration, economic vitality, employment, income, race/ethnicity, rural versus urban comparisons, and more.
Additional links: Webinar: Interconnected, Shifting Landscapes – Understanding Migration Patterns in Minnesota, Webinar: What's going on in Greater Minnesota? – State of Rural
Author(s): Kelly Asche, Marnie Werner
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Presents an overview of rural Minnesota. Includes interactive county-level data and statistics on population migration, economic vitality, employment, income, race/ethnicity, rural versus urban comparisons, and more.
Additional links: Webinar: Interconnected, Shifting Landscapes – Understanding Migration Patterns in Minnesota, Webinar: What's going on in Greater Minnesota? – State of Rural
Author(s): Kelly Asche, Marnie Werner
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Rural Profile of Arkansas 2025
Reports on social, demographic, and economic conditions in rural Arkansas, including data and discussion on topics including rural and urban definitions, health status and outcomes, demographics, infant mortality, education, poverty, employment, and food insecurity, among others. Provides rural-urban comparisons as well as county-level data.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Research & Extension
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Reports on social, demographic, and economic conditions in rural Arkansas, including data and discussion on topics including rural and urban definitions, health status and outcomes, demographics, infant mortality, education, poverty, employment, and food insecurity, among others. Provides rural-urban comparisons as well as county-level data.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Research & Extension
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